Mountain Sickness: A Zombie Novel by Frank Martin

Author:Frank Martin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2017-07-06T06:00:00+00:00

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The snow was a lot deeper than Georgia thought it would be. She knew she was in for trouble when her first step forward required more effort than any she had taken before in her life. And the next wasn’t any easier.

So far her journey into town from the TORO station had consisted of about twenty minutes worth of awkward walking and only five small blocks worth of travel. Under different circumstances, she might’ve considered the experience moving. Relaxing. Spiritual even.

She was completely alone and Telluride had literally become a snowed in ghost town. So far she hadn’t seen another soul, crazy or otherwise. And she didn’t know whether to take that as a good thing or bad. Sure, finding someone of sane mind would be reassuring. But for now, she was happy just not being attacked by a raging lunatic.

As she continued to move forward, Georgia tried to look for signs of life around the town. Maybe she could spot footprints of someone who passed by. Or perhaps a car that had been cleaned off by a driver hoping to get it started. But nothing. Not even a curious spectator peeking out through a window. Those, at least, that weren’t completely blocked off by snow.

Telluride had seen several large storms in the time Georgia had lived there. Larger even than the one from this morning. But it wasn’t the amount of snowfall which crippled the town. It was how quickly it accumulated. In the past, Telluride had seen several feet of powder spread out over the course of a day. But this storm only lasted for hours and managed to dump as much as it could before vanishing into the sky. For this reason, coupled with the fact that a mob of raging zombies disrupted snow removal, Georgia was forced to trudge along through the streets as if she were on an Arctic expedition.

Luckily, the snow was as soft and fluffy as fresh Rocky Mountain powder could get. With little effort Georgia was able to wade her legs through it, pushing the snow aside as if it were piles of feathers. The small girl gave a silent prayer that the flurries hadn’t been turned to thick, heavy slush. Otherwise, she might’ve not had the strength to go on.

Her battle with Malcolm did a number on her, and it was a struggle just getting out of the station. But luckily again, the shining sun, when combined with the crisp coolness of the fresh mountain air, had rejuvenated her with new life. Of course, she expected winter to be cold at nine thousand feet, but the air was brisk rather than freezing.

It also helped that the blizzard used up all its wind and there was not a breeze left in the valley. If there had been, Georgia would’ve once again been in trouble. She was walking down the snow-covered street still wearing the same baggy sweatshirt she had on for the radio show. No hat, gloves or jacket. But it’ll work, at least until she found help…if she found help.

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